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Lab number
S-2672
Field number
84-DCA-579
Material dated
narwhal bone collagen; collagène osseux de narval
Taxa dated
Monodon monoceros tusk (id. by A.S. Dyke)
Locality
7 km east of Cape Grant, 9 m asl, Barrow Strait, northwestern Russell Island, Nunavut
Map sheet
68 D/13
Submitter
A.S. Dyke
Date submitted
August 21, 0098
Measured Age
2075 ± 135
Normalized Age
2235 ± 135
δ13C (per mil)
-15.0
Significance
palaeobiology; paléobiologie
Context
gravel on a raised beach overlooking Barrow Strait, 9 m asl
Associated taxa
Mammalia: Monodon monoceros
Comments
PlLj-VP: S-2672 was taken from a large narwhal tusk fragment, 10 cm diameter at the base, 7 cm diameter at the small end; tip section missing.

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